The STAAR EOC (End-of-Course) assessments test high school students’ mastery of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for a given course and determine college and career readiness. If a student in grade 8 or below is taking a course for which there is a STAAR EOC test, that student will be required to take that particular STAAR EOC assessment. These EOC assessments are for all students graduating after 2024. For more information on graduation requirements, see the State Graduation Requirements page.

Required high school STAAR EOC (End-of-Course) assessments:

• Algebra I
• Biology
• English I (combined reading/writing)
• English II (combined reading/writing)
• U.S. History

• A student’s performance on a STAAR EOC may not be used to determine the student’s class ranking.
• A final grade in a course will not be given unless attendance requirements are met (see HISD School Guidelines).
• English I & II STAAR EOC assessments will be combined reading and writing exams and given in a single day.

At least 75 percent of STAAR Algebra I test questions incorporate underlying processes and mathematical tools covered in that course.

Forty percent of the STAAR biology test incorporates scientific investigation and reasoning. The test has both multiple-choice and open-ended questions that require students to arrive independently at their answers.

The STAAR EOC reading assessments are longer and require analytical skills and an application of knowledge rather than basic comprehension and recognition. The writing assessments require students to write two essays, each addressing different purposes for writing (such as persuasive and expository). The revising and editing portions of the writing assessments, which are multiple-choice, focus more on revising than editing a document, since revisions require students to have a more in-depth knowledge of sentence structure, patterns, and usage.